Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
January 26, 2018
Submitted
January 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
JGVR194F
Duncan Aviation Inc
Aircraft
N378QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800103
Aircraft time
9,758 hours, 6,361 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CORROSION ON TOP OF LT HORIZONTAL STAB PANEL 351AC. REMOVED MINOR CORROSION. PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT CHECK OF BLENDED AREA. INSPECTION REVEALED NO CRACKS OR CORROSION INDICATIONS. PERFORMED AN ULTRASONIC THICKNESS CHECK ON BLENDED AREA. READINGS WERE RECORDED ON BLENDED AREAS FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. APPLIED PROTECTIVE TREATMENT TO BARE METAL. CORROSION DETERMINED TO BE BEYOND LIMITS. BLENDED CORROSION AND POLISHED AREA TO 20:1 RATIO AND VERIFIED SURFACE CRACK AND CORROSION FREE. WORK PERFORMED IAW DQ10937M1.